Blair Popejoy

Blair Popejoy, operating as Alpha One Fire Support, is a woman-owned, small disadvantaged business based in Placerville, California, that specializes in providing fire support services and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) capabilities to federal agencies. The sole proprietorship, registered in SAM.gov since March 2019, focuses on delivering critical support for wildfire suppression, incident management, and emergency response operations across the western United States, particularly within the Pacific Southwest Region and broader interagency fire management operations.

Alpha One Fire Support has demonstrated a strong track record delivering specialized fire support services through recent delivery order contracts awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5). Between July and September 2025, the firm received three delivery orders totaling approximately $210,705.48, all issued as firm fixed-price contracts with compressed performance timelines. The largest engagement was a $117,800 delivery order (contract CASRF000515 E23) awarded on July 10, 2025, for work performed in Eureka, California, with completion by August 9, 2025. Two additional delivery orders followed in early September 2025: one valued at $47,305.48 (contract CAKNF006679 E58) for work in Yreka, California, and another at $45,600 (contract CASHF001036 E145) for work in Redding, California. None of these delivery orders carried small business set-aside designations, indicating the firm competed on an unrestricted basis. The compressed timelines between award and completion dates across all three contracts suggest these represent urgent, time-sensitive fire support requirements typical of incident response operations during peak wildfire season.

Blair Popejoy holds an Indefinite Delivery Contract valued up to $250,000 with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's National Interagency Fire Center, awarded on April 16, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of April 16, 2028. This multiple-award, firm fixed-price contract is set aside for small businesses and is structured as an Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I-BPA) executed through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system, which enables rapid deployment of resources during fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. Under this vehicle, Alpha One Fire Support provides Geographic Information Systems (GIS) units and services for fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed project work across National Zones 1-6. The contract allows for pricing based on up to 16-hour daily shifts and contemplates optional use by interagency cooperators including the Department of Interior, positioning the firm as a resource provider for coordinated federal fire management efforts across multiple agencies during emergency operations.